Idaho Fescue- Rocky Mountain and California Native

Idaho Fescue Grass is a cool-season silvery blue native bunchgrass that grows to heights of 40" and has very fine blades of grass. There no rhizomes and reproduces from seed. It remains green all winter. It is found in the Rocky Mountain corridor and westwards and grows in elevations up 5,000 to 10,000 ft. It can also be found in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Animals depend on this grass for forage and cover throughout the year. Idaho Fescue has a very deep and wide root system and is great for erosion control, natural restoration, gardens and homes. 

This is a very hardy perennial and easily survives down to USDA Zone 3.  

Botanical Name: Festacua Idahoenis

Characteristics: 

• Hardy to zone 3, perennial
• 36-40" in height
• Native grass
• 500 Seeds per packet, 1/2 gram, will cover 40 sq ft with no plants or 300  sq ft with other grasses, 1 oz will cover 2,000  sq ft, or 5,000 sq ft with other grasses. 

Instructions - Seeds can also be directly sown into a weed-free seedbed at all times of the year soil can be worked. 

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